Robert Prosky
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 13 December 1930 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 8 December 2008
Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in Thief (1981), Christine (1983), The Natural (1984), and Broadcast News (1987). Prosky's other notable movies include Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Hoffa (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Last Action Hero (1993), Rudy (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995), and Mad City (1997). His most notable television role was of Sgt. Stan Jablonski on the TV police drama Hill Street Blues.
Known for
Acting 58
- 2009The Skeptic as Father Wymond
- 2007The Valley of Light as Hoke
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
- 2005Suits on the Loose as Bishop Hollister
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002Death to Smoochy as Network Chairman (uncredited)
- 2002D-Tox as McKenzie
- 2000Pasta For War as The Dictator (voice)
- 1999Dudley Do-Right as Inspector Fenwick
- 1999Swing Vote as Chief Justice
- 1999The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America as Self (voice)
- 1998The Lake as Herb
- 1997Mad City as Lou Potts
- 1996The Chamber as E. Garner Goodman
- 1995Dead Man Walking as Hilton Barber
- 1995The Scarlet Letter as Horace Stonehall
- 1994Miracle on 34th Street as Judge Henry Harper
- 1993Mrs. Doubtfire as Mr. Lundy
- 1993Rudy as Father Cavanaugh
- 1993Last Action Hero as Nick
- 1992Hoffa as Billy Flynn
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Maishe
- 1992Far and Away as Daniel Christie
- 1992Double Edge as Maggie's Father
- 1991Age Isn't Everything as Grandpa Irving
- 1990Green Card as Brontë's Lawyer
- 1990LifeStories: Steve Burdick as The Storyteller (Voice)
- 1990The Love She Sought as Bishop Richard Baker
- 1990Funny About Love as E. T.
- 1990Johnny Ryan as Capt. Fitzgerald
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Grandpa Fred
- 1990Dangerous Pursuit as Bill
- 1990Loose Cannons as Von Metz
- 1989The Heist as Dancer
- 1989From the Dead of Night as Dr. Walter Hovde
- 1989Home Fires Burning as Rosh Benefield
- 1988Things Change as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
- 1988The Great Outdoors as Wally
- 1988A Walk in the Woods as Andrey Botvinnik
- 1987Broadcast News as Ernie Merriman
- 1987Big Shots as Keegan
- 1987Outrageous Fortune as Stanislav Korzenowski
- 1987Washington Monuments as Narrator
- 1985Into Thin Air as Jim Conway
- 1984The Natural as The Judge
- 1983The Keep as Father Mihail Fonescu
- 1983Christine as Will Darnell
- 1983The Lords of Discipline as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
- 1982Monsignor as Bishop Walkman
- 1982Hanky Panky as Hiram Calder
- 1981The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Judge Philip Erbsen
- 1981Thief as Leo Alderman
- 1981Hill Street Blues as Stan Jablonski
- 1978The Brink's Job as Lineup Gallery Cop
- 1975Zalmen, or The Madness of God as The Chairman
- 1974Lincoln: Trial by Fire as Secretary of War Stanton